Shell mound

Photo By/Credit

Hillebrand, Steve/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This ancient feature was initially created by Archaic cultures and completed by Woodland period cultures. Its height was reached by the discarding the shells of their food source - oysters, clams, and other mullosks. over a 6,000 time span. Once used as a source of materials for road construction (prior to Refuge ownership) the mound is now protected from all but foot traffic.
Subject tags
Wildlife refuges
Recreation
Historic sites
Artifacts